Index or filing system



July 19, 1932- z. AUERBACH v 1,868,156

INDEX OR FILING SYSTEM Original Filed May 15, 1928 ATTORNEY Patented July 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PAT OFFICE ZEMACH AUERBACH,'QF.1\TEW YORK, N. Y.

mm x on. 'F IL NG sYsrEM Application filed May 15, 1928, Serial No. 277,812. Renewed December 8, 1931. i

such as celluloid, which is bent or formed into a shape which will cause it to removably hold one or morecards and which will itself retain its shape in the ordinary uses of such devices. The holder is adapted to retain one or more cards used in indexing, accounting, billing or to V an index or name strip, and

for any other purpose, and the holder may be grouped with many similar holders and mounted in a filing device, although the latter forms no part of the present invention.

" The material of the holder, being transparent, permits the reading matter on the card to be seen either from the front or back of the holder.

In addition, my improved device may be used as a single holder for holding one card, or it may be made to hold two cards, one on each side of the mainwall of the holder, and in each case the card or cards may be readily removed for the purpose of writing, printing, or otherwise adding reading matter to the card or cards. In addition to the principal card or cards the device in one form is adapted to hold a strip on which the name or names or other indexing material may be supplied separate from the main card or cards.

In addition, I have provided inone form of the invention transparent sliders adapted to oo-operate withthe index stripsfor indicat-' ing index numbers or other matter on the strips. Other features and advantages will be set forth in the following detailed description of my invention. g

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Figure 1 is a face View of a'card holder embodying my invention in a form adapted for holding a single card together with an index or name strip,

Figure 2 is a sectional View" thereof taken of this apon the line 2 2 of Figured,

Figure 3 is a face view'of a card holder adapted for holding two cards, together with Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line ofFig'ure 3.

Referring first to theform of the invention shown in Figures .1 and :2, there is asheet' having a main portion 1 of transparent materlal which may be bent into the desired shape and which material will retain its shape dur- Lngdthe handling incident to devices of this in For. this purpose I prefertoform the sheet 1 of. celluloid of sufficient thickness to accomplishthe purpose stated. .The sheet is bent along one edge and foldedto provide a loop 2 which receives through it and across the sheet a bar or rod 3 by which the holder may be hingedly secured to a member'd of. the filing device, sothat the holder may be swung upon this pin to expose either side-in reading position and to separate various holdr ers in a group, it being understood that in practice a number of such holders willbe gen erally grouped like pages in a book, to -be turned on the rods 3. In my co-pending ap 'plication Serial No. 27 7 ,813 of even date heref'm I with I showed and described a device for 77 overlaps a portion of the main part 1 of the sheet so that one edge of the card 7 may be insertedbetween these two members.

The bottom edge of thesheet 1, as viewed in Figure 1, is bent to form a loop 8 and it then partially returns upon itself at 9 to lower edge of the card 7- maybe inserted. From there the sheet is again bent to form a loop 10 and fromthere it extends downward- -ly at 11', preferably parallel withthe main portion land it is againbent toform a 100 12 and it then extends upwardly at 13 para lel with the portion 11.. The portion 11 and, the portions 9, 13fo'rm a pocket into which may be'inserted, endwise, a strip orjcard l i on which may beprinted or written-a name indicating, forvinstance, the name ofthe customer whose recordxcard 7 is held by. this particular. holder.

" These name strips,indexes,oritad'gets li i '7 form with the sheet 1 a pocket into which the may remain inthe holders and form a means of identifying each particular holder, whereas the cards 7 may be renewed or replaced from time to time. Printing, writing or other matter may be placed upon either or both surfaces of the card 7. That which may be placed on the uncovered surface of this card will naturally be visible or readable on one side, and any similar matter placed on the, opposite side of the card will be readable through the sheet 1 because the latter is trans parent. Likewise, names or other matter may be placed on both surfaces of the strip 14 to be read in eitherposition in which the holder may be placed, in one case by reading through c the wall 11 which-is transparent, and" in the other case through the wall 13 which is also transparent. '7

From'the above it will be apparent that the holders may be arranged like leaves in a book to be turned back and forth and the cards held in the holders will be readable from either i side. When the card 7 has been filled or when for any other reason it isdesired to replace it, it is merely necessary to bend the card 7 outwardly at the middle to withdraw'the upper and lower edges respectively from between the card to the holder.

the edge 6 and the mainportion 1 of the sheet and from the socket formed between the member 9 and the main portion of the sheet. The

reverse operation is performed in returning In Figures 3 and 4 I-have shown the device adapted for holding twocards, together with twonamestrips or targets. 'Herein the main sheet 1 iscurved adjacent one edge to form the loop 15which receives therethrough the holding wire 16 and the sheet then extends downwardly at 17 to overlap the-main portion of the sheet and to formfapocket to receive one edge of the card 17.

1 'At18 the sheet isbent or folded and is-returned uponitself at 19; and thence around the loop portion 15 and the free edge 2042xtends downwardly adjacent one face of the 7 main portionl of the sheetto form a; second pocket to receive theVupper-edge of another card 21 placed onthe opposite side of the sheet to the first-mentioned card 17. e

i At the bottom ofthe' sheet l the material is-bent toform a loop '22 ,and' from there-it I [passes upwardly. at 23 adjacentone face of; the main portion 1 of'the sheet and is then foldedat 24 and .it-passes down :wardly, at 25 and is thence curved laterally at 26 to :extend around the loop 22. The sheetisthenbent upwardly againat- 27 and extends'vertically at. 28,, and is thence J folded in a loop at 29, and returned downwardlyat, 30." It isthen again folded M31 and; extends upwardly atz'32'parallel' with "the main portion of theasheet andiis'again :bentto form a loop at33 'an'dgitagain extends V downwardly at 34. h 2; lower portion of the sheet provides: a: pocket This: shaping of the at one side of the main portion of the sheet to 7 receive the lower edge of the card 17, the

upper edge of the card, as stated, beingreceived in the upper pocket. There is also formed'a pocket on the opposite side of the main portion of the'sheet betweenthe'wall 32 and the main portion 1 to receive the 7 lower edge of the card 21 placed adjacent the' right hand surface of the mainportion of the sheet as shown in Figure 4. There is also provided a pocket between the wall 32 and theparallel portions 30, 34 to. receive endwise therein the strip 35 having'the name or other identifyina ean for the-holder,

I have sihown staples '36 at opposite sides ofthe holder for retai-ning'the upper folds of the sheet andsimilar staples37 at opposite I which may be mad'eto. adapt the invention to the varioususes but-in. each form it will be observed that thehol'der-is sofolded asfto provide pockets for receiving the edges of record strips'or cardsin such mannerfthat the latter may be readily removed from'the holder either by bending the-card or strip, or

- by sliding it end wise of the holder.

The cards are: so heldinthe holders'that' they may be slid sidewise therein whenl desired; The target members may-remain; at-

tached to the holders when the; main. cards are temporarily removed to be typed or' writ- "ten upon, sothat the holder will notlose its identification as mightbe the case if the iden 'tifying insignia were only on Y the main: card and therefore thei'latter may be quickly returned to its correct holder; j

The holders may be inexpensively made from celluloid,or similar'material. V They-are light in weight and very" convenient to handle. i

7 Having described my invention, what I claim isr;

1. A card holder comprisingxa s'heet folded uponitself at one-Hedgeto, provide a.'loop, a

hinge member extending through sai'd'lolop, I

saided'ge of said: sheetbeing folded back'to overlap the main portionfof'the 'sheet' to provi'de azpocket, the opp'ositejedge of said sheet being folded over upon itselftosform: air-second pocket, said::pockets,,beingTadapted to receive therein the oppositeiedges-of a card placedparallel'withlthemain portioni'ofisaid' sheet;

2. A card holder: comprising a sheet; of

transparent material folded uponits'elf? along one edge to form a pocketlbetweenitherfolded edge and the main portion of the sheet to receive the edge of a card therein, the opposite side of said sheet being folded upon itself to provide a second pocket between said lastmentioned folded portion and the main portion of the sheet to receive the opposite edges of saidcard and fastening members passing through said folded portions of the sheet.

3. A card holder comprising a sheet having one edge portion bent back and forth upon itself to form portions overlapping the main portion of the sheet on both surfaces of the latter to form a plurality of pockets on opposite sides of the main portion of the sheet to receive therein the edges of cards disposed on opposite sides of the main portion of the sheet, and means adjacent the opposite edge of said sheet to engage the opposite edges of both of said cards.

4. A card holder comprising a sheet having one edge portion folded over said sheet to form a loop and to form a strip overlapping the main ortion of the sheet to provide a pocket for the reception of the edge of a card, a hinge member passing through said loop, said edge being folded back upon itself and upon the opposite side of the main portion of the sheet to form a second pocket for the reception of the edge of a card disposed on the opposite side of the main portion of the sheet to said first card, and means at the opposite edge of said sheet for engaging the opposite edges of both of said cards.

5. A card holder comprising a sheet having one edge thereof bent back and forth upon itself and upon the main portion of the sheet to provide pockets for the reception of the edges of cards disposed on opposite sides of the main portion of the sheet, the opposite edge of said sheet being folded back and forth upon itself and upon the main portion of the sheet to provide a plurality of pockets to receive therein the opposite edges of said cards.

6. A card holder comprising a sheet having means at one edge to engage the edges of cards placed on opposite sides of the main portion of said sheet, the opposite edge of said sheet being folded back upon the main portion of the sheet to provide pockets for the reception of the opposite edge of one of said cards, thence folded back upon itself and across the end of the main portion of the sheet, and being thence folded back and forth upon itself and upon the main portion of the sheet to form a second pocket to receive the edge of a card placed on the opposite edge of the sheet to said first mentioned card, and also forming a third pair of opposed pockets lapping the main portion of said sheet to pro vide a pocket, the opposite edge of said sheet being folded over upon itself to form a second pocket, said pockets being adapted to receive therein the opposite edges of a card placed parallel with the main portion of said sheet.

terial, said sheet being folded along one edge back upon itself whereby the folded portion and the main portion of the sheet form a pocket for the reception of the edge of a card I I York, the 24th day of April, 1928.

ZEMAOH AUERBACH.

8. A card holder formed of a sheet of mav to receive therein opposite edges of a third card.

7. A holder for cards comprising a sheet folded upon itself at one edge to provide a loop, a hinge member extending through said loop, said folded edge of said sheet over- 

